GROK VS. RIGHT WING IT CELL: MUSK’S AI CHATBOT WRECKS RIGHT-WING PROPAGANDA IN INDIA

Thu 19 March 2026: While the Modi government is busy rolling out the red carpet for Tesla and Starlink, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is throwing a wrench in their propaganda machinery. Designed to blend factual accuracy with sarcasm, Grok has been actively debunking right-wing narratives on X (formerly Twitter), much to the frustration of […]

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INDONESIA SUSPENDS GAZA TROOP DEPLOYMENT AMID MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS

Wed 18 March 2026: Indonesia has suspended its plans to deploy up to 8,000 troops to the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, a cabinet member announced on Tuesday. “Everything is on hold,” Minister of State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi said after a coordination meeting at the Defense Ministry, Antara News reported on Wednesday. Jakarta had pledged the troops for […]

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KABUL HOSPITAL MASSACRE: AFGHANISTAN POINTS FINGER AT PAKISTAN FOR 400 DEATHS

Tue 17 March 2026: Pakistan denies the claim, saying it targeted military sites in Kabul and Nangahar on Monday. Afghanistan has accused Pakistan’s military of launching an air strike on a hospital treating drug users in the capital, Kabul, killing at least 400 people. Pakistan dismissed the claim as “false and aimed at misleading public […]

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US RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PANEL CALLS FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST RSS, RAW

Sun 15 March 2026: The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended that the country impose targeted sanctions on individuals and entities, such as India’s Research and Analysis Wing and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), for their responsibility and tolerance of severe violations of religious freedom. The panel also suggested freezing those individuals’ or entities’ assets and/or barring […]

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PAKISTAN’S PREMIER SHARIF IN SAUDI ARABIA AFTER PHONE CALL WITH IRANIAN PRESIDENT AMID MIDEAST TENSIONS

Fri 13 March 2026: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a brief official visit, a day after holding a phone call with the Iranian president, amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, state media reported. During the visit, Sharif will hold a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. […]

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OVER 52,000 INDIANS RETURN FROM GULF COUNTRIES IN A WEEK AMID MIDDLE EAST WAR

Tue 10 March 2026: The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday that more than 52,000 Indians have safely returned to India from the Gulf region between March 1 and 7,  as the government continues to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia. In an update, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the government is […]

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UN WARNS THAT AFGHANISTAN FACES DEEPENING CRISIS AS REGIONAL ‘INSTABILITY’ TIGHTENS GRIP

Tue 10 March 2026: Afghanistan faces compounding crises as regional instability threatens to push the country further toward collapse, a senior UN official warned Monday. “The conflict with Pakistan has had punishing human and economic costs,” Georgette Gagnon, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) deputy special representative for Afghanistan, said during a UN Security […]

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CHINA SIGNS $5B DRONE DEAL WITH SAUDI ARABIA AS WAR HITS 2ND WEEK

Sat 07 March 2026: China’s Wing Loong-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was selected by Saudi Arabia after extensive operational validation. Deployed in over 200 combat sorties before the deal, the UAV demonstrated rapid target engagement, including 12 aircraft striking three radar stations and three armored vehicles in 15 minutes during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict. Its […]

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CHINA COMMITTED NEARLY $24B TO 168 PORTS WORLDWIDE OVER 25 YEARS, STUDY SAYS

Fri 06 March 2026: China has committed nearly $24 billion in investments to 168 ports around the world over the past 25 years, according to a new study released Wednesday. The report by AidData, a research lab at William & Mary University in the United States, comes as Panama recently ousted a Hong Kong-based operator from one of […]

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NEPAL HOLDS FIRST NATIONWIDE VOTE SINCE GEN Z UPRISING TOPPLED OLI GOVERNMENT

Thu 05 March 2026: Voting continued in Nepal on Thursday to elect 275 members of the lower House of parliament, after youth-led protests ousted the government of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli six months ago. According to data shared by the Election Commission, the voter turnout from 7 am to 1 pm local time was […]

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